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Class
1 Introduction:
Date: 9-5-02
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Kolb:
Chapter 1
Course
Description: This course is designed to assist
the student in gaining the basic understanding
of Christian doctrine which is prerequisite for
the study of theology at the seminary level.
Course Objectives: The students will:
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Grow
in their knowledge and understanding of...
___some basic articles of the Christian
Faith as taught within Lutheranism
___ the Biblical foundation of Lutheran
Doctrine
___ some key historical persons and movements
in theology
___ some of the technical terms and phrases
( Eng., Lat., Germ.) used in theology
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Improve
their skills at...
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reading theological literature in a discerning
manner
___ assessing and discussing theology from
a Lutheran perspective
___ using the Confessional Lutheran writings
devotionally
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Cultivate
an attitude of...
___ reverence for theology as the practical
application of God's Word
___ appreciation for the Church's teaching
as exposition of God's Word
___ gratitude to God for the gift of His
Son as the Incarnation of the Word
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Required
Texts:
Kolb, Robert The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition
( St. Louis, CPH, 1993).
Other
Texts:
The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church. Robert Kolb and
Timothy Wengert, eds. ( Minneapolis: Fortress
2000).
Muller,
Richard A. A Dictionary of Latin and Greek
Theological Terms Drawn Principally from Protestant
Scholastic Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker,
1985)
A
Confessing Theology for Postmodern Times,
Michael S. Horton, ed. (Wheaton: Crossway Books,
2000)
Doing
Theology in Today's World: Essays in Honor of
Kenneth S. Kantzer. John D Woodbridge and
Tom Edward McComisky, eds. ( Grand Rapids:Zondervan,
1991).
Five
Views on Law and Gospel. Greg L. Bahnsen,
ed (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996)
Four
Views on Sanctification. Melvin E. Dieter,
ed. (Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 1996).
Four
Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World.
John Hick, Dennis L. Okholm and Timothy R. Phillips,
eds. ( Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 1996).
Schedule
One chapter per week. There are 18 chapters, which
will make 18 weeks instead of the 15 originally
advertised. That might be modified as we get into
it and find out how much discussion there actually
is!
Meeting
Times:
Thursdays, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
For
next week: - Chapter 1
IDEAS
(Note: Although these questions arise from
specific sections of the chapter, please allow
the whole chapter to possibly supplement your
answers.)
What
two facts are offered in support of the thesis,
"God likes to talk"?
What
is the "very core"(provides the "core
orientation") of the human being?
We gain a sense of what three things from the
object of our trust? (definitions?, examples?)
What significance is drawn by the two terms "believer"
and "disciple"? What is not drawn?
"We do not create the objects of our faith"
Explain.
Discuss the relationship between "doctrine"
and relationships.
What is "the whole life of the teacher of
the church"? Why?
Why is "How much doctrine must be pure if
one is to remain a Christian?" a wrong kind
of question?
Discuss the relationship between presuppositions
and "conceptual framework."
Identify and discuss briefly the tree presuppositions
of Lutheran theology.
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Read
2 Kings 5:1-14. How does this account relate to
the theology of the cross?
Terms
and People
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fides
quae [creditur]
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fides
qua [creditur] |
Believer
Disciple
Teaching,
Doctrine, doctrina (2)
"verbal
noun"
"Law
and Gospel"
"Articles
of Faith"; Topics; Loci
kerygma
and didache
Dogma
"string
of pearls"
"wheel"
"body
of doctrine", corpus doctrinae
Erik
Erikson
Martin
Luther
Philip
Melanchthon
C.F.
W. Walter
Ludwig
Feurbach
John
Calvin
Plato
relativism
synergism
"new
birth"
finite
non capax infiniti ("the finite is not capable
of the infinite")
"Two
Kinds of Righteousness"
"Two
Kingdoms"(two modes of rule)
"Theology
of the Cross" (theologia crucis)
"The
hidden God"; deus abscoditus
"The
revealed God"; deus revelatus
"natural
theology"
animism
Epistemology
Ontology
(not in ch I, see dictionary)
"The
Joyous Exchange"
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